Recognized as an IEEE Std 400.

2™-2004
American National Standard (ANSI)

IEEE Guide for Field Testing of Shielded Power

Cable Systems Using Very Low Frequency (VLF)

Sponsor
Insulated Conductors Committee
of the
IEEE Power Engineering Society

Approved 2 February 2005

American National Standards Institute

Approved 23 September 2004

IEEE-SA Standards Board

Abstract: This guide describes very low frequency (VLF) withstand and diagnostic tests and the
measurements that are performed in the field on shielded power cable systems. Whenever
possible, cable systems are treated in a similar manner to individual cables. Tables are included as
an aid to identifying the effectiveness of the VLF test for various cable system insulation problems.
Keywords: cable fault locating, cable system testing, cable testing, dielectric spectroscopy,
grounding, hipot testing, partial discharge testing, proof testing, safey, tan delta testing, very low
frequency (VLF) testing

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